Using Literary Theory to Write a Paper

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  • @basilahasnain5271
    @basilahasnain5271 Рік тому +2

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  • @MuhammadUllahOfficial
    @MuhammadUllahOfficial 2 роки тому +5

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  • @bobbigentry340
    @bobbigentry340 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you. I am taking an online course in literary theory, and I felt so lost. This video really simplifies the process of writing a paper in a way which I can easily understand. I truly appreciate you taking time to post this!

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  3 роки тому

      You are welcome. If you are taking a course on literary theory, just watch this playlist chapter by chapter. My students love it: ua-cam.com/play/PLW4ijepGeAnbaQUU3Um1H8iMdA3ibS93l.html

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  2 роки тому

      I also have a Udemy course on academic writing. Here is a coupon for the course: www.udemy.com/course/humanities-academic-writing-and-publishing/?couponCode=DC3848C6D5DB62ED3E25

  • @busebural8314
    @busebural8314 2 роки тому +1

    I watched your explanations of literary theory 2 times. You are a great teacher, thank you for making these videos.

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  2 роки тому

      Thank you and welcome. Please explore the channel; there are a lot materials available. I also have a Udemy course on Literary theory. Here is a discount coupon to that course: www.udemy.com/course/literary-theory-for-beginners/?couponCode=001E770E959687D2AEC8

  • @yolamenard-saintclair549
    @yolamenard-saintclair549 3 роки тому +3

    Great insights, I am very grateful for your guidance. Thanks again.

  • @suaadal-zahawi6930
    @suaadal-zahawi6930 2 роки тому +1

    I like your lectures . They are very useful. May God bless you.

  • @murtazaji
    @murtazaji 3 роки тому +3

    Sir, I'm so happy and inspired that a Pakistani flag and coated film in ideas is very natural to learners! I'm just a beginner in the field of writing research work and endeavouring to make up my mind for a useful and convincing start..please bless me with some ideas or research papers could help encouraging my identical learning features to a success..regards.

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  3 роки тому

      Thank you and welcome. Please explore different playlists on the channel. I have quite a few videos on research and writing and those could be useful to you.

  • @israaarts5224
    @israaarts5224 4 роки тому +1

    Your videos are so useful, I really appreciate your way of explaining, you made my life easier now. Very big thanks

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  4 роки тому

      Isra Issa Glad to know that these are useful to you.

  • @kanzailyas9409
    @kanzailyas9409 4 роки тому +4

    Sir, please guide more about literature review and other information regarding the research paper. Thank you!

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  4 роки тому +2

      Okay, I will soon record a video about that. Though, to be honest, we do not ask our students to write a literature review for their dissertations. That is a social sciences practice.

  • @iulianailasca9337
    @iulianailasca9337 Рік тому +1

    I have an important question. If I am set to prove the presence of simulacra in a novel and I am, of course, using Baudrillard's concept of simulation and simulacra as literary theory, how am I supposed to insert other literary criticism or theories that help me develop on my ideas? For instance I have discovered several simulacra in a novel and they all have different uses/backgrounds. I tend toosearch for literary theory to explain the simulacra, and I don't know what is the correct way to do this. Any advice?

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  Рік тому

      Thank you. I cant really address this in a comment, but it would be more useful to first discuss your understanding of the term and then read a particular novel, but not to prove that simulacra exist in it but what purpose do they serve within the novel.

  • @oshinwanioshin1931
    @oshinwanioshin1931 3 роки тому +2

    Sir could u plz suggest journal for publication. Very helpful video.👍

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  3 роки тому

      The choice of journal will depend on your subject matter. Just a simple search on your topic will give you a list of journals. In postcolonial studies: Interventions, postcolonial text, Journal of Commonwealth Studies are some good journals. There is a whole list on my website: postcolonial.net/postcolonial-resources/academic-journals/

  • @nooralkilani8989
    @nooralkilani8989 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much 💕 please tell us about how to write comparative papers

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  3 роки тому

      You are welcome. Please take a look at my playlist on Research and Writing. There should be some ideas there.

  • @nosheenrana5131
    @nosheenrana5131 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for such timely informative video☺

  • @anezkamarwa8378
    @anezkamarwa8378 Рік тому +1

    Hi. This video was so helpful thank you so much! I have an exam for my degree on a literary theory of my choosing and therefore will not be able to discuss other peoples' interpretation of the theory or use any secondary material really. In this case, what would you recommend?

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  Рік тому +1

      Thank you. For a more detailed understanding of theory please check out my playlist on Terry Eagleton

  • @aqsarauf1196
    @aqsarauf1196 2 роки тому +1

    This is what I was looking for👌

  • @literaryworks6429
    @literaryworks6429 4 роки тому +1

    respected sir thank u for sharing knowledge

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  4 роки тому

      Thank you. You are welcome.

  • @FarmanKhan-rx8wu
    @FarmanKhan-rx8wu 2 роки тому +1

    Sir kindly send the link of your paper in which you applied the theory

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  2 роки тому

      The link is in the description.

  • @Lifewithanniem
    @Lifewithanniem 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for information
    I had completed misunderstanding of finding theory in novel but now I am quite clear .
    Kindly guide that can apply I apply existentialism in order to explore the idea of deciding own fate in face of culture .

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you. I do not have any expertise on existentialism but I am sure you can find plenty of resources on it on the internet.

  • @mohamedredhaosmani7660
    @mohamedredhaosmani7660 11 місяців тому +1

    thank you so much.

  • @divyareddy8937
    @divyareddy8937 2 роки тому +1

    Hello sir
    Could you pls suggest good Scopus indexed journal for English literature?? Now on my university will consider only those papers which are or will be published in Scopus indexed n within in 6 months I'll be submitting my thesis. Now I want to my article published in Scopus.

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  2 роки тому

      Thank you. I don’t have any in mind but I am sure you could find a suitable journal after some online search.

    • @divyareddy8937
      @divyareddy8937 2 роки тому

      @@masoodraja Thank you sir

  • @adamplaying5650
    @adamplaying5650 2 роки тому +1

    very helpful!

  • @rajeshwaribandyopadhyay6202
    @rajeshwaribandyopadhyay6202 2 роки тому +1

    Sir can I use any theory to critically analyse a novel?? Simply put..using the feminist theory in a novel that talks only of the plight of the female character..So is it ok to apply a theory to a novel that discusses the exact opposite ideas that the theory suggests?

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  2 роки тому

      Thank you. It will depend on what you want to do and what theory is useful for that purpose.

    • @rajeshwaribandyopadhyay6202
      @rajeshwaribandyopadhyay6202 2 роки тому +1

      @@masoodraja sir I hve been thinking of using feminist posthumanism in dystopias..is it worthwhile??

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  2 роки тому +1

      @@rajeshwaribandyopadhyay6202 These questions can best be answered by your faculty, as they are the only ones who know of your training and the requirements of your assignments.

    • @rajeshwaribandyopadhyay6202
      @rajeshwaribandyopadhyay6202 2 роки тому

      @@masoodraja thank you sir

  • @tithishiny7407
    @tithishiny7407 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much, Sir. 🙏

  • @kashifkaifee
    @kashifkaifee 4 роки тому +1

    always great sir👍
    Can Factionalism be a theory ??

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  4 роки тому

      Kashif Kaifee Thank you. Yes, any concept, aptly explained, can be used to write about literature.

  • @englishliteraturestudy5245
    @englishliteraturestudy5245 Рік тому +1

    Assalamualaikum Sir, would you make a video on "The Rhetoric of India" by Sra Suleri?

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  Рік тому

      Thank you. It’s been years since I read it. I will try when I have some time to reread it.

  • @ashokmeena4170
    @ashokmeena4170 Рік тому +1

    Thank you sir

  • @chasingclouds7101
    @chasingclouds7101 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for an informative lecture. How can one apply other social science (management) theories to write an essay/thesis? I wish to use relational exchange and resource dependency theories to explain informal business collaborations.

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  3 роки тому +1

      You can just replace the literary with management theories and apply it to real life situations. Also, read the published materials in your field and see how others apply it.

  • @bookynelly
    @bookynelly 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this video 😇

  • @badarulislam8751
    @badarulislam8751 3 роки тому +1

    sir, can you please tell me that how to apply structuralism theory on a text or a poem? I shall be very grateful to you.

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  3 роки тому

      Please watch this video. It offers and example of the use of structuralist theory: ua-cam.com/video/hpRnXmp4p_s/v-deo.html

  • @Bilalyara
    @Bilalyara 4 роки тому +1

    Once i read a research paper published in a renowned local journal where a newspaper article authored by mohsin hamid was used as a critical tool...can we use newspaper articles as tool?

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  4 роки тому +1

      Probably not as a theoretical tool, but you can certainly cite a newspaper article if you feel the need.

    • @Bilalyara
      @Bilalyara 4 роки тому +1

      @@masoodraja ok sir

  • @nikithabasil2596
    @nikithabasil2596 2 роки тому +1

    Could you do a video about writing a PhD proposal? You are very coherent and informative :) Thank you very much!

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you. I think there is already a video about how to choose a dissertation topic. Please search the channel for it.

  • @rafiqnawabassistantprofess1939
    @rafiqnawabassistantprofess1939 4 роки тому +1

    Thank You Sir for the valuable and informative videos. A request: Can You make and share a videos focusing on the Post 9/11 scenario and to link with post-colonialism

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you. I will see what I can do; it is not on my list of things to record as yet. But I might record something on it in the future.

    • @rafiqnawabassistantprofess1939
      @rafiqnawabassistantprofess1939 4 роки тому +1

      @@masoodraja Thank You Respected Sir. In fact I am trying to compare Pakistani Literature (fictions and plays) produced during these two periods by applying some of the postcolonial relevant concepts on post 9/11 literature. SO, I am searching for those relevant concepts. It would be a comparative study. That's why I need your guidance, if possible.

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  4 роки тому +1

      You should check out Dr. Uroosa Kanwal’s book on it. It should be available in Pakistan. Also, Cara Cilano has a good book on it. Please look them up.

    • @rafiqnawabassistantprofess1939
      @rafiqnawabassistantprofess1939 4 роки тому +1

      @@masoodraja Thank You Sir

  • @sanjidaafrin7023
    @sanjidaafrin7023 3 роки тому +1

    Could you please tell me how can I apply narrative theory in any fiction?

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks. Obviously, I cannot explain it in comments. If you just watch my video on how to use theory and then read theory informed essays you will be able to use theory. There is no short cut to reading and practice.

    • @sanjidaafrin7023
      @sanjidaafrin7023 3 роки тому +1

      @@masoodraja thanks for the reply. I've been studying narratology but always getting stuck whenever I try to pick up a research topic. I've been following your videos on narratology as well.

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  3 роки тому +1

      Great. My point is that these videos are just a beginning point. If you want to use narrative theory then read how others have used it and that would give you an idea of how to use it yourself.

    • @sanjidaafrin7023
      @sanjidaafrin7023 3 роки тому

      Thank you!

  • @kaiynatarif2348
    @kaiynatarif2348 2 роки тому +1

    Sir please give me reply . I am BS English student and i want a Supervisor. Will you be my Supervisor.

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  2 роки тому

      I already replied. I am sorry I cannot be your supervisor. This is not how you get a supervisor. You have to talk to the professors at your own university and see who could be your supervisor.

    • @kaiynatarif2348
      @kaiynatarif2348 2 роки тому

      @@masoodraja Sir i need just advices .

    • @kaiynatarif2348
      @kaiynatarif2348 2 роки тому +1

      @@masoodraja Sir i need some directions only . Its all that.

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  2 роки тому

      I am sorry. I simply cannot take on individual students. It is, after all , the job of your professors. I have tried my best to offer as many resources as possible but individual mentoring is something I cannot do, as it will be unsustainable.

    • @kaiynatarif2348
      @kaiynatarif2348 2 роки тому

      @@masoodraja Sir i just want that someone checks whatever i write in my research. Just a little help. If i am doing anything wrong so you can tell me.

  • @shahzebkhan1860
    @shahzebkhan1860 4 роки тому

    Sir where's the link to the paper?

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  4 роки тому

      shahzeb khan It is in the description of the video.

  • @basithiqbal2193
    @basithiqbal2193 3 роки тому

    Sir please mention the steps in vertical order in suggestive way from hierarchical order.

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  3 роки тому +1

      Sorry, but I don’t understand what your comment means.

    • @basithiqbal2193
      @basithiqbal2193 3 роки тому +1

      @@masoodraja Respected sir I want to say that initially what we have to do and under what heading and in how many different headings we will complete our work.
      eg
      1. introduction
      2.thesis statement
      like that sir.
      because I am still confused about the proper order of attempting that..

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  3 роки тому +1

      Okay. I think I explained that in a chronological order. But what you are asking is the structure of a paper. You should be able to find that in my longer videos on research. Anyway, I basically assume that people watching these know the basic mechanics of writing a paper.

    • @basithiqbal2193
      @basithiqbal2193 3 роки тому

      @@masoodraja You are right sir but I am a doing my graduation from NUML Pakistan and totally unaware of the structure , if the structure is provided then I will collect data according to the given structure otherwise the collected information and data will arrange randomly

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  3 роки тому +1

      @Basith Iqbal I guess then NUML needs to do a better job of preparing you. It is kind of hard to reach writing in a video. Maybe some day I will record it.

  • @murtazaji
    @murtazaji 3 роки тому +1

    My field is English Literature and thesis talks about the brave new world..

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  3 роки тому

      Thank you. Please follow some of the steps laid out in many of my research and scholarly writing videos.

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  3 роки тому

      Also, here is what comes up on Brave New World just on a google scholar search. You will also have to search the academic databases. That would give you an idea about whether or not what you are saying has previously been said or not: scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C44&q=brave+new+world+aldous+huxley&oq=brave+new+

  • @nailanazir1258
    @nailanazir1258 4 роки тому +1

    Sir if you have page on insta and Facebook kindly give a link

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  4 роки тому

      Hi Thank you. All these links are on the channel banner to the right. You will see them if you are on a computer. You can also see them if you click on the About link of the channel and scroll down.

    • @yasminekhalida2536
      @yasminekhalida2536 4 роки тому +1

      Really helpful,no doubt.

    • @masoodraja
      @masoodraja  4 роки тому

      Yasmine Khalida Thabk you.